nynewsjunkie 13 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Typically I am open to the times that Darlene Rodriguez fills in for Sue, but this week seemed littered with problems. WNBC seems to be having one glitch after another. I am not sure if they got an intern to act as the TelePrompTer operator or what. Darlene seemed to have a hard time covering up for the mistakes that happened behind the scenes. Camera shots were being taken erroneously and Darlene was like a deer in headlights. I will give kudos to both Chuck and Chris Cimino, they covered very well when you could tell that they were forced to ad-lib. I just wonder how frustrating it is for Chuck dealing with this complete incompetence after years of professional staff and solid direction. Also, what is this nonsense of listing 3 areas that "4NY" covers before cutting to commercial? Maybe WNBC can put a big block of cheese on the desk and just shoot to that instead. A quick sidebar; I was just watching weekend TINY and heard Pat Battle call Raphael Miranda "hun". Since she could now be considered a lucky old-timer, you gotta love her moxie! Have a good weekend. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/5273-darlene-in-for-sue/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1916 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Typically I am open to the times that Darlene Rodriguez fills in for Sue, but this week seemed littered with problems. WNBC seems to be having one glitch after another. I am not sure if they got an intern to act as the TelePrompTer operator or what. Darlene seemed to have a hard time covering up for the mistakes that happened behind the scenes. Camera shots were being taken erroneously and Darlene was like a deer in headlights. I will give kudos to both Chuck and Chris Cimino, they covered very well when you could tell that they were forced to ad-lib. I just wonder how frustrating it is for Chuck dealing with this complete incompetence after years of professional staff and solid direction. I see the automation is working quite nicely. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/5273-darlene-in-for-sue/#findComment-49288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsJunkie247 1 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I see the automation is working quite nicely. Yes, it seems as though errors as a result of automation are quite frequent during their newscasts these days. And yes, you gotta love Pat Battle! She's great! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/5273-darlene-in-for-sue/#findComment-49320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Houdini 0 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I'll second that. Pat Battle is great! There's something in her delivery that really connects. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/5273-darlene-in-for-sue/#findComment-49327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
san 0 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Just wondering if anyone knows if Darlene is still with David? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/5273-darlene-in-for-sue/#findComment-49332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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